March 2010

A sparkler is haunting China: Karl Marx wine in Beijing

March 12, 2010 // 2 Comments

A sparkler is haunting China You’d think a wine named “Karl Marx” would be a red, but not so with this one I found haunting the shelves of Jinkelong supermarket [...]

GRAPE WALL CHALLENGE
Our annual event where we ask Chinese consumers to be the judges.

Previous hosts
Temple, 2013 (results).
F by Tribute, 2012 (results).
Modo, 2011 (results).
Maison Boulud, 2010 (results)
Maxim's of Paris, 2009 (results).

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Forty people, four bars and eight Chinese wines, with more events to come. Details .

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WINE CHALLENGE
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